File holder



Oct. 7, 1941. v A. F. BURNELL .2,258,536

FILE HOLDER Filed Sept. 3, 1940 INVENTOR e* mwwf@ ATTORNEYS Patented Oct. 7, 1941 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FILE HOLDER Aldo F. Burnell, Eustis, Fla.

Application September 3, 1940, Serial No. 355,245

2 Claims.

This invention relates to a file holder and has for an object to provide a base through the medium of which two files may be mounted on the holder in order to finish metal turret tops, door panels and the tops of hoods of automobile bodies in less time, with less waves, and without forming sharp marks in the metal which are the objectional features of the single file holder used in automobile body work.

A further object is to provide apparatus of this character which will be formed of a few strong, simple and durable parts, which will be inexpensive to manufacture, and which will not easily get out of order.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed, it being understood that various modifications may be resorted to within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a file holder constructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a bottom plan view of the file holder with a portion of both files broken away to expose the base.

`Figure 3 is a cross sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1 drawn to large scale.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of the base. Referring now to the drawing in which like characters of reference designate similar parts in the various views, the base is shown to comprise two substantially rectangular resilient metal bars I D connected together at the ends by metal plates I I, which are disposed on top of the longitudinal bars I0. The base so constructed is thicker at the ends than at the center and thus the base is rigid at the ends and very flexible and resilient between the ends so that it may be shaped to the contour of metal to be filed. The end plates II are preferably secured to the longitudinal bars III by brazing, although other securing means may be employed. The longitudinal bars are spaced apart at their confronting longitudinal inner edges to provide a slot I2 through which filings may drop through the base. The base is provided preferably with three openings I3 at each end. The outer openings receive bolts I4 through the medium of which two les I5 are secured against the bottom faces of the longitudinal resilient bars I0, on either side of the slot I2, as best shown in Figure 2. The intermediate openings receive respective screws I6 which secure the conventional handles I1 of a le holder upon the top faces of the end plates Il, as best shown in Figure l.

As is conventional the handles I1 of the le holder are connected by a turn buckle I8 which may be operated to bend the resilient longitudinal bars I0 of the base to iit any desired contour of the work.

'I'he base constructed as above described carries two les in laterally spaced relation to each other so that filings may drop through the slot I2 of the base and in practice it has been found that the use of two files carried by the abovedescribed base performs the work in quicker time than is ordinarily accomplished by one file and in addition the metal is finished with less waves than with a single iile. It is also found that the base will not weave and allow sharp marks to be formed into the metal as is encountered when a single file is used.

From the above description it is thought that the construction and operation of the invention will be fully understood without further explanation.

What is claimed is:

1. An automobile body file holder base for securing two files to a holder, said base being substantially rectangular in plan and being formed of resilient material, said base having a central longitudinal slot terminating. short of the ends of the base, said base being provided at each end with a series of openings, one opening of each series being adapted to receive means for securing the base to a holder and the remaining openings of the series being adapted to receive means for securing files at the ends to the base on opposite sides of said slot.

2. Thecombination with an automobile body file holder having handles connected together by a turn buckle, of a file holding base including longitudinal resilient bars spaced apart at their inner confronting longitudinal edges to provide a slot, plates secured to the upper faces of the bars and connecting the bars together at the ends, two files disposed to extend longitudinally on the bottom faces of the bars on opposite sides of the slot, means securing the files to the end plates, and means securing the end plates to the handles of the holder.

ALDo F. BURNELL. 

